Improved adjustable oar-step



W. NEUMANN.

Car Step. No. 81,194. Patented Aug.|8, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 81,194, dated. August 18, 1868.

IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE GAR-STEP.

'IO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONGEN:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM NEUMANN, of St.Louis, in the county of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have made certain newand useful Improvements in Adjustable Car-Stepand Guard; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and clear description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon. I

The object o f this invention is to provide anadjustable-step foistreet-cars, and for other similar purposes,-

the said step being so arranged that when it is on lthe forward endof thecar, it may be folded up linto a. guard or protector, to prevent persons from getting o-n or off the front platform, thereby in a. great measure avoiding accidents, and personal injuries to passengers.

. To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my improved step and guard, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. l

Figure 1, of the drawings,l isa side elevation of-n. car with one of the improved steps applied thereto.

Figure 2' is a sectional end elevation of the same. Y

The car-platform A is attached to the car A', and otherwise constructed in the usual manner. The step B, by means of which the passenger rises to the platform, is hinged to the riser b by means of the hinges bl. The riser has iron loops, 62, projecting from -each of its corners, and in such a. manner as toreceive the sliding rods a, attached to the body ofthe car atene side of the step, and to the railing thereof` at the other side of the said step, as shown in iig. 1. The outer edges of the steps are held up by the pivoted links b3, when they are used as steps.

When used for steps, the parts B b will be thrown down, as shpwn at the right-hand side of the drawing, iig. 2, but when used as a guard, the said partswill be slid up on the rods a, as in iig.. 1, and also at the lefthand side ofthe drawing in iig. 2. When thrown upin the'llatter position, the two pieces B b will form a guard, which will effectually prevent any one from getting on or voi at that end of .thecaxn vWhen the' st ep'and riser are raised up forthe latter purpose, as above described, the hooks C, attached to the car, willseize the top end of the riser, or a metal lip thereon, and hold the partsl in that position until released. l I

Having described my invention,'what I claim, is

The car-step B, when constructed so as to be convertible at pleasure in to a stepor'guard, substantially as herein described and set forth.

I also claim the construction of the step B, riser Zn, sliding rods a, and platform Aywhon arranged as and for the purpose herein set forth and described. y.

WILLIAM NEUMANN.

Witnesses:

M. RANDOLPH, GEO. W. Hnnnnnr. 

